A sandwich at Summer Kitchen + Bakeshop, a cafe in Berkeley, California.
out of 100 · very good
Very good, with one move worth +19.
Leans toward a roast beef, five of six roles, most layers have a partner.
Holding the summit: a finished composition
Each bar is one pillar of the score, 0 to 100. The tick marks what a sandwich at the summit needs; an amber bar is the one holding this sandwich back.
ciabatta roll, served cold: steak; wild arugula; red onion; house-made mayo (house-made).
Worth a look: house-made: Mayonnaise.
Balance
| Axis | Value | Catalog percentile |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.6 | 27th |
| acid | 0.6 | 55th |
| fat | 2.3 | 55th |
| sweet | 0.2 | 26th |
| umami | 1.3 | 40th |
| heat | 0.1 | 54th |
| bitter | 0.5 | 89th |
72 Balance, out of 100
The seven flavor axes of the whole sandwich, each summed across its layers. The shaded ring is the catalog's middle 80%; the small number under each axis is where this sandwich falls in the catalog. A shape that sits inside the ring is in the range most sandwiches live in; a spike past it is where this one stands apart.
What each layer brings
| Layer | Role | Flavor and texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciabatta rollscored as Ciabatta | bread | soft chewy crusty | the frame |
| steakscored as Beef | protein | fat 3 umami 3 juicy chewy tender | +14 |
| wild arugulascored as Arugula | bulk | bitter 2 fresh leafy tender | +6 |
| red onionscored as Onion | texture | sweet 2 crunchy juicy fresh | +4 |
| house-made mayo (house-made)scored as Mayonnaise | sauce | fat 5 acid 2 creamy saucy | +3 |
Points: what the Sandwich Score would lose if that one layer were left out, everything else the same. A negative number means the sandwich scores higher without it. Flavor runs 0 to 5 on each axis.
Pairings
- Beef + Arugula: tagliata logic: pepper leaf on seared beef
- Beef + Onion: onions sweeten seared beef, philly style
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